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Toshihiko Tahara (田原俊彦, born February 28, 1961) is a Japanese idol singer, a solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny & Associates.[3] In the 1980s he had a number of number 1 singles in Japan. He was awarded a Japan Music Award in 1983 for the song "Saraba... Natsu" (さらば・・・夏). He was part of the Tanokin Trio.

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Toshihiko Tahara
Also known as	Toshi,[1] Toshi-chan
Born	(1961-02-28) February 28, 1961 (age 61) Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
Origin	Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	singer, actor, tarento[2]
Years active	1979–present
Website	www.toshihikotahara.com

Biography

Tahara is from Kofu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture.[4] He started acting in 1978, and officially debuted in June 1980, aged 19, with his first single 哀愁でいと(NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS), which made it to no. 2 in the Oricon Chart. Tahara was noted for his dancing skills, which he showed during songs like "Dakishimete Tonight" (抱きしめてTONIGHT) (1988) and "Kakkotsukanai ne" (かっこつかないね) (1988).[5] In 1983 at the age of 22, he was featured in a 40" minute dance show and music documentary Love Forever directed by Umetsugu Inoue.

Tahara was invited to perform in the prestigious NHK year-end programme 「Kohaku Uta Gasen」from 1980 to 1986.

He made a comeback, 33 years after his debut, in June 2012 with the release of his 68th single, titled "Mr. Big".[6] On June 19, 2013, he released his first original album in 15 years.[7] In 2014, he celebrated the 35th anniversary of his debut.[4][8][9]

Selected discography and filmography

This is a list of Toshihiko Tahara's "master works" as listed on the Oricon website.[2]

• "Dakishimete Tonight" (抱きしめてTONIGHT) (single, 1988)
• Kyoshi Binbin Monogatari (教師びんびん物語) (television drama series, Fuji TV, 1988) — played the role of Ryūnosuke Tokugawa
• "Gomen yo Namida" (ごめんよ涙) (single, 1989)

Film

Tanokin Super Hit Series

• Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues (February 11, 1981)[10]
• Blue Jeans Memory (July 11, 1981)[11]
• Good Luck Love (December 20, 1981)
• Highteen Boogie (August 7, 1982)[12]
• The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (December 11, 1982)
• Heart Beat (August 4, 1983)[13]

Selected awards

• 1983: Japan Music Award — for the song "Saraba... Natsu" (さらば・・・夏)[14][15]

References

External links

• Official website
• Official blog

Preceded by Tomoko Kuwae	Japan Record Award for Best New Artist 1980	Succeeded by Masahiko Kondō

На других языках

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- [en] Toshihiko Tahara

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[ru] Тахара, Тосихико

Тосихико Тахара (яп. 田原 俊彦 Tahara Toshihiko, род. 28 февраля 1961) — японский певец-идол, сольный вокалист из проекта Johnny & Associates[3].

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